What is the ruling on using or selling perfume that contains alcohol? (Discussion)
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The questioner : You order us, Shaykh, oh Shaykh, from there?
The Shaykh : May you be safe, but I just want to ask you, my brother, about this perfume that you gifted us.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Do you know...
The questioner : Why, oh Shaykh, is alcoholic perfume not permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible because often these perfumes contain a percentage of alcohol such that alcoholics convert it into a drink they consume in place of wine when they lose it.
The questioner : By Allah, oh Shaykh, Allah knows best, but I do not think it leaves... I mean, frankly.
The Shaykh : No, no, I know it may not be free of it, but we need to know the percentage.
The questioner : By Allah, oh my Shaykh... but the perfume, oh Shaykh, that I gave you is originally Arabic perfume, like basil, and these things, you know, oh Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I know, but that is not what concerns me; what concerns me is knowing the percentage of alcohol.
The questioner : By Allah, oh my Shaykh, I do not know, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, do you buy this from some people to gift it, or do you trade in it?
The questioner : No, by Allah, oh Shaykh, I trade in it, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, may Allah bless you. Before trading, you must verify.
The questioner : By Allah, oh Shaykh, I knew that you, oh Shaykh, permitted alcohol because its impurity is not intrinsic.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you. Impurity is one thing, and it being a problem is another.
The questioner : Yes, we did not know, oh Shaykh, that... extra...
The Shaykh : This is what I am going around with you about, may Allah bless you.
The questioner : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh : Do not say that I know about you such and such; you know about me that the forbidden wine is not impure.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, I say this, but is it permissible to sell and buy wine?
The questioner : No, oh Shaykh, I do not mean that.
The Shaykh : You do not mean it, I am asking you.
The questioner : No, no, oh Shaykh, it does not mean that.
The Shaykh : And, my brother, you do not mean it, but I am asking you.
The questioner : And I answer you, oh Shaykh, I tell you it does not mean that, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, so let us return to this perfume.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the percentage of alcohol in it is high such that it becomes wine.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The fact that it is not impure does not mean that it is permissible to sell, buy, or use it. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner: I understood, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, oh Shaykh, but, oh Shaykh, this might be, if someone uses it, it might be fatal, oh Shaykh?
The Shaykh : And it might not be, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : Yes, correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah guide you. Leave this fussing and verify what I tell you, because trading in forbidden things means the blessing is wiped out.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good for your knowledge, oh Shaykh. I mean, oh Shaykh, I do not trade except in oils.
The Shaykh : Except what?
The questioner : Oils, oily perfumes like agarwood and rose. Perhaps you found a small oil box in the bag?
The Shaykh : No, I did not notice. We saw two large boxes.
The questioner : Yes, oh Shaykh, this... most of the time it is the incense, which is this wood.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, that is known.
The questioner : As for this spray...
The Shaykh : And we perfumed the room after you left.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you with good, but it is a memento, and what is the reward for kindness but kindness?
The questioner : By Allah, oh Shaykh, if it were not for love in Allah, Allah knows, oh Shaykh, we would not have come, but Allah preserves you, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe, my brother, may Allah bless you. The religion is advice, and I hope you will verify.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The percentage of alcohol present in these perfumes.
The Shaykh : May you be safe, but I just want to ask you, my brother, about this perfume that you gifted us.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Do you know...
The questioner : Why, oh Shaykh, is alcoholic perfume not permissible?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible because often these perfumes contain a percentage of alcohol such that alcoholics convert it into a drink they consume in place of wine when they lose it.
The questioner : By Allah, oh Shaykh, Allah knows best, but I do not think it leaves... I mean, frankly.
The Shaykh : No, no, I know it may not be free of it, but we need to know the percentage.
The questioner : By Allah, oh my Shaykh... but the perfume, oh Shaykh, that I gave you is originally Arabic perfume, like basil, and these things, you know, oh Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I know, but that is not what concerns me; what concerns me is knowing the percentage of alcohol.
The questioner : By Allah, oh my Shaykh, I do not know, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, do you buy this from some people to gift it, or do you trade in it?
The questioner : No, by Allah, oh Shaykh, I trade in it, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, may Allah bless you. Before trading, you must verify.
The questioner : By Allah, oh Shaykh, I knew that you, oh Shaykh, permitted alcohol because its impurity is not intrinsic.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you. Impurity is one thing, and it being a problem is another.
The questioner : Yes, we did not know, oh Shaykh, that... extra...
The Shaykh : This is what I am going around with you about, may Allah bless you.
The questioner : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh : Do not say that I know about you such and such; you know about me that the forbidden wine is not impure.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, I say this, but is it permissible to sell and buy wine?
The questioner : No, oh Shaykh, I do not mean that.
The Shaykh : You do not mean it, I am asking you.
The questioner : No, no, oh Shaykh, it does not mean that.
The Shaykh : And, my brother, you do not mean it, but I am asking you.
The questioner : And I answer you, oh Shaykh, I tell you it does not mean that, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, so let us return to this perfume.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the percentage of alcohol in it is high such that it becomes wine.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The fact that it is not impure does not mean that it is permissible to sell, buy, or use it. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner: I understood, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, oh Shaykh, but, oh Shaykh, this might be, if someone uses it, it might be fatal, oh Shaykh?
The Shaykh : And it might not be, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : Yes, correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah guide you. Leave this fussing and verify what I tell you, because trading in forbidden things means the blessing is wiped out.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good for your knowledge, oh Shaykh. I mean, oh Shaykh, I do not trade except in oils.
The Shaykh : Except what?
The questioner : Oils, oily perfumes like agarwood and rose. Perhaps you found a small oil box in the bag?
The Shaykh : No, I did not notice. We saw two large boxes.
The questioner : Yes, oh Shaykh, this... most of the time it is the incense, which is this wood.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, that is known.
The questioner : As for this spray...
The Shaykh : And we perfumed the room after you left.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you with good, but it is a memento, and what is the reward for kindness but kindness?
The questioner : By Allah, oh Shaykh, if it were not for love in Allah, Allah knows, oh Shaykh, we would not have come, but Allah preserves you, oh Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe, my brother, may Allah bless you. The religion is advice, and I hope you will verify.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The percentage of alcohol present in these perfumes.
Source
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